We're Off - Almost

{First off, let apologize to everyone who has been waiting for new postings to the blog. Between the travails of the trip and the geography we have passed through, today, day seven of our trip is the first opportunity that I've had to have both power and connectivity in the same spot. We went straight north out of Las Vegas where there is just nothing for cell coverage. Then when we got out of Nevada, we were traveling in deep valleys or were camped far from towns and had no coverage there either. I expect that this will continue and I'll post at every opportunity. It's been much tougher than I had hoped.}

We had been warned to be ready to go this Saturday so we were packed and ready at 8:30 in the morning. We took our stuff down to the bus and got it all loaded but the bus detailing was still in progress so we came back home. Went back down at 1:00 and it was the same story. Went back home and watched a shower blow through with the beautiful rainbow seen above. Then we went back down at 9:00 and we finally left at 10:30 pm. So, we have committed to the trip and everybody has gotten their stuff together and loaded. This is not only the start of the trip, it is also the shakedown cruise for the up-fit. Things might happen. And they did. With the first good right turn, the kitchen cabinet (aka tool roll-around) was unlocked and decided to unload its’ contents all over the floor. We continued unabated while some of the passengers cleaned up the spill. No real damage but what racket when it let go.

We start off and get out of town before anybody can change their mind. I think that was the logic behind leaving no matter what because we only drove about 50 miles and pulled into a parking area just short of Ash Fork to spend the night. Everybody was pretty keyed up but we finally got to sleep. We were up at 5:30 and pushed off a little while after.

                                                         Our parking spot the first night.